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Pages in category "French-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,746 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Surnames of French origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 457 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Common places used as surnames include Dibra, Laci, Shkodra, Prishtina, Delvina, Koroveshi and Permeti, as well as the famous Frasheri surname of the Frasheri family. Additionally common some names indicate regional origins: Gega/Gegaj (for one of Gheg origin ), Tosku/Toskaj (signifying Tosk origin ) and Chami (for Cham origin ).
French names typically consist of one or multiple given names, and a surname. One given name, usually the first, and the surname are used in a person's daily life, with the other given names used mainly in official documents. Middle names, in the English sense, do not exist. Initials are not used to represent second or further given names.
French government statistics show 33,393 people with the surname Jean born in France from 1891 to 2000 (see table). [6] Statistics compiled by Patrick Hanks on the basis of the 2011 United Kingdom census and the Census of Ireland 2011 found 305 people with the surname Jean on the island of Great Britain and six on the island of Ireland.
Lists of the most common surnames by continent: Lists of most common surnames in African countries; Lists of most common surnames in Asian countries; Lists of most common surnames in European countries; Lists of most common surnames in North American countries; Lists of most common surnames in Oceanian countries
As of 2021, Boyer ranks 55th in the most common surnames in France. [3] For the period 1891–1990 it ranked 34th. [4] Like many other surnames, it used to be a nickname describing somebody's job: "bullock driver", "cowherd", that is to say Bouvier in common French.
The dit name (French: nom-dit [nɔ̃ di]) was a common French-Canadian custom by which families often adopted an alternate surname. They were also used in France, Italy, and Scotland. [1] The practice lasted until the 19th century, and in a few cases into the 20th century. [1]